Chow chow/ chayote kootu

Ingredients

• 1. Ingredients needed
• Fresh Chow Chow - 2 Cups (Peeled and neatly chopped)
• Toor Dal or Moong Dal - 1/4 Cup ( We can use both dals too)
• Sambar powder - 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder - Just a pinch
• Salt according to taste
• 2. Grinding Ingredients
• Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
• Cumin seeds(Jeera) -1 tsp
• 1 tsp of Fried grams can be added based on taste (optional)
• Red chilli -3(Green chilli can also be used)
• 3. Seasoning
• Oil -1 tsp
• Mustard seeds -1 tsp
• Urad dal (split ones can be used) -1 tsp
• Hing - a pinch
• Curry leaves - little(can be chopped into small)

Preparation

• Cook the dhal and keep it aside.
  
  Wash the fresh chow chow neatly. Use a peeler to remove its skin..
  
  Be careful while removing since this vegetable contains small thorns. Chop the Chow chow into small cubes.
• Grind Cumin seeds, Coconut, red chilli into a smooth paste. We can add little water based on the requirement. Take a pan add 1 tsp of oil.
• After oil is heated add Mustard seeds and Urad dhal. When it start to splutter. Add a pinch of hing and curry leaves. Now add the cooked dhal and the ingredients grinded.
  
  After it gets boiled and the awesome aroma comes switch off the knob...
• Serve hot and Enjoy the Kootu !

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